God's Rescue Mission -- New Year Blessings!

On behalf of The Centurion Law Enforcement Ministry and the Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers, Happy New Year!  My prayer is that you will follow hard (Psalm 63:8) after our true Commander and Chief -- our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ -- in this New Year.  Ask God to use you for His purpose.  We may very well be in the "end times" and, as such, those of us who call ourselves "Christian" should have a sense of urgency about living and and sharing Christ with others.  Moreover, those of us serving in the God-ordained profession of law enforcement who already know Christ as Lord and Savior need to understand that "Code 3" sense of urgency all the more inasmuch as perhaps only 1 in 10 of our colleagues having a saving faith in the ONLY One who can give it.  Let's make 2013 a "new year" of living for Him in deeper ways while also sharing Christ's love and plan with others.

If you are reading this and have yet to make a decision for Him, let me urge you to do so now.  I've posted a series links to some outstanding resources to help you do just that -- look left and scroll down to the links under Know God?  True "Officer Safety."  If you have already made that decision in your own life but have fallen away from your "first love," then turn AWAY from your sin and back to Him today.  Jesus tells us in Matthew 6:33 (NLT), Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. 

In over a quarter-century of service, God has often placed me in the right place at the right time to save lives -- to "rescue" others (no offense to our firefighting brethren, but cops are almost always at the scene first...LOL).  That said, our Lord -- the greatest "cop" of all time -- is the true "rescuer."  God sent His only Son to come to this earth for one purpose -- to "rescue" us from our sin by dying in our place on a cross and then rising again in three days.  That's THE rescue mission -- and the subject of this past week's law enforcement newsletter and Bible study:  God's Rescue Mission.  As always, we encourage you to adapt our studies to your own faith walk and then pass it on to others.   Lots of news (including the "411" about this week's meeting and study), announcements and resources as well -- enjoy.

I've updated the website with some new resources and pics (pics are at the bottom -- scroll all the way down) -- please explore!  If you're in the Denver area, our local meeting schedules are also posted here ("eyes left" and scroll down a bit). 

Stay the course (just be sure you're on the RIGHT course)! 

MC